Check out for Oklahoma:
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/publications/museology/index.shtml
02-03 Mares, M. A. 2002 Miracle on the prairie: The development of
the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Museologia, 2:
31-50.
PDF ( 10.5 MB)
Also:
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/publications/Books/index.shtml
" A University Natural History Museum For The New Millennium ",
edited by Michael A. Mares, A special publication of the Sam Noble
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 121 pp., paperback
US: $33 Foreign: $35
>I'm looking to compile a list of museums that have recently started or
>completed expansion or renovation projects. I am also interested in
>whether the museum stayed open or was closed at any point during the
>project.
>
>Please find a short-list that I've gathered so far. Many of these appear
>to be art museums. I'm especially looking for examples at other types of
>museums as well as aqariums and zoos. Thank you for your input.
>
>National Portrait Gallery- closed
>http://www.npg.si.edu/inform/renovation.htm
>
>Smithsonian American Art Museum- closed
>http://americanart.si.edu/museum_info/renovation/index.cfm
>
>MOMA- alternate location
>http://www.moma.org/about_moma/manhattan/
>
>Cleveland Museum of Art- kept some galleries open
>http://www.clevelandart.org/educef/cmabuilds/html/5147288.html
>
>Institute of American Indian Arts (New mexico) - closed for renovation
>http://www.iaia.edu/museum/renovation.php
>
>B&O Railroad Museum (Baltimore)- closed during renovation
>
>de Young Museum (San Fran)- reopens this fall (closed since 2000)
>
>The Minneapolis Institute of Arts-- staying open during expansion
>http://www.artsmia.org/building-expansion/visiting-museum.cfm
>
>Akron Art Museum- closed during renovation
>http://www.akronartmuseum.org/newbuilding/index2.html
>
>Denver Art Museum- open during expansion
>http://www.denverartmuseum.org/expansion/
>
>Seattle Art Museum- open during construction
>http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/construction.asp
>
>The Getty- open while expanding (the Villa)
>http://www.getty.edu/museum/home.html
>
>National Aquarium in Baltimore- open during expansion
>http://www.aqua.org/seethefuture.html
>
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